sjar Chapter 1085 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (207)
Chapter 1085 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (207)
Chapter 1085: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (207)
Today's banquet was very lively. Even the emperor who had just recovered from illness sent people to celebrate Dunmin's birthday. All the prominent families in the capital were invited, and the activities of this garden party were even more diverse.
Dunmin also started preparing last year. Before, because the emperor was ill, she thought that her birthday could only be celebrated in a low-key manner. Now that her father has recovered, the border war is over, and Zhaoguo is about to return to peace, she can organize the event as she pleases.
Miss Dunmin asked her maid to dress and change her clothes early in the morning. Her jewelry and clothes were all gorgeous, which made her plump and fair skin look elegant and luxurious.
Her two sons were accompanying their husbands to greet guests, while Princess Dunmin was inside the mansion with other ladies who were sitting and drinking tea. When Qingli and Wei Ying arrived, they happened to see the Ninth Princess chatting with Princess Dunmin, but Dunmin's attitude was a little cold, her smile insincere, and even a little impatient.
When Dunmin saw Qingli coming in, she quickly stood up, took Qingli's hand and said, "You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time. You must involve me in the thing you mentioned last time. The effect is too good."
The meaning of these words was unclear and most people couldn't understand them, but Qingli understood them immediately.
After getting married, she needs to manage the Duke's Mansion's property and her own dowry. As long as she has rules and regulations and understands constraints and healthy competition, the people below will act within the framework she has established.
When she has some free time, she can explore new markets. She has businesses related to food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Some are not under her name and are hidden businesses, while some are more convenient because she can act as the wife of a Duke.
She gave Dunmin a set of exquisite skin care products and cosmetics, hoping to get her to do business. Dunmin didn't need to do anything else, just use the products and use the products customized for her at various banquets, and she would get 10% of the share of Jiayanfang she founded.
Dunmin is not a fool. This is a sure-win business. After all, she can't live without Jiayanfang's ointments, lipsticks, snow creams and other products. The effects are so good, and they are customized for her, formulated according to the season and her physical condition, and are most suitable for her.
This money is free. She has inquired and found out that if she needs to spend money, she will have to spend at least five hundred taels of silver on it a month, and as much as two thousand taels.
The maidservant beside her, Dunmin, only received ten taels of silver a month! Her son's tuition at the academy was only one hundred taels of silver a year.
She was indeed in love with her husband, and it was common for a princess to marry the top scholar. However, her husband's family was poor, and she was attracted by his talent and noble character. It was indeed a good place to stay in the Hanlin Academy. Her husband had not moved his position for twenty years, and Dunmin did not blame him for not scheming.
However, she was not good at business, her dowry shop suffered heavy losses, her children were grown up, her daughter's dowry was not ready yet, and her son's betrothal gift was not very good. She was short of money, and now she relied on the Queen Mother in the palace for support to maintain her luxurious life.
What would she do if the Queen Mother passed away?
Now that she was collaborating with the Duke's wife, all she had done was endorse Jiayanfang as a royal lady. She was just adding icing on the cake, not providing timely help. If Song Qingli didn't look for her, he could have looked for other royal ladies.
As long as Jiayanfang becomes famous, there will be no shortage of reservations based on the effectiveness of its products. Even 10% is a huge sum of money. After all, wealthy ladies are happy to spend money on their appearance.
The Ninth Princess was ignored by her elder sister and was very unwilling to accept it. She approached her elder sister and said a few sarcastic words to her, but Qingli ignored her. Dunmin smiled at her sister and sent the maid with her to take the Ninth Princess to play with the Eleventh Princess.
The Ninth Princess now deeply disliked the Eleventh Princess, who was loved by her mother and father. How could she possibly be willing to stay with the Eleventh Princess? The Ninth Princess saw that her eldest sister was annoying her, and she suppressed her anger. She just wanted her sister to help her intercede with her father and let the Eleventh Princess marry. The emperor's sister perfunctorily told her that she had no power to change her father's decision.
The Ninth Princess felt that Dunmin was hypocritical and became more convinced that she was not wrong. She did not intend to ruin Dunmin's birthday, but she had no choice!